I Handed ChatGPT $100 to Trade Stocks — Here’s What Happened in 2 Months

It started as a joke.

One late night, while scrolling through finance YouTube and sipping my fourth cup of coffee, I wondered: What if I let ChatGPT trade for me?

AI can write essays, code apps, and even flirt (poorly) — but could it make money in the stock market?

I had a spare $100 sitting in my trading account, the perfect amount for an experiment I could laugh about later.
So I decided to do it: let ChatGPT manage a mini portfolio for two months.

What could go wrong? (Spoiler: plenty.)

Step 1: Setting the Rules

Before I let my digital assistant play Warren Buffett, I needed ground rules.

1. Starting capital: $100 — no more, no less.
2. Duration: 2 months.
3. Trading frequency: Once a week (to mimic a human investor).
4. Input: ChatGPT would analyze data and recommend trades.
5. Execution: I would manually buy or sell based on its advice — since ChatGPT can’t actually trade (thankfully).